Monday, April 16, 2012

Just In Case You Missed It: 8-Bit Black Metal

Even though I don't follow the current black metal scene, I still get a hankering for some audio blasphemy every now and then. Instead of finding new black metal to listen to (who fucking cares), I always rely on the classics. Mayhem. Burzum. Emperor. Satyricon. You know, the usual Top 40 chart-toppers.

Not too long ago I stumbled upon these videos on Youtube, where someone had taken old black metal and death metal songs and turned them into 8-Bit video game music. Its amazing to me how similar they actually sound to the originals!!

Here's a few samples. First you'll get a video of the original song. Feel free to listen to it for as long as you deem necessary to get the point. After that, you'll get the 8-Bit version for the full effect. Just in case you missed it, I hope you enjoy! (FYI, the Emperor one is my favorite.)

MayheM - Freezing Moon

8-Bit Version

Burzum - Dunkelheit

8-Bit Version

Emperor - I Am The Black Wizards

8-Bit Version

SWM, 19, looking for girl who likes makeup, long walks in the woods, leather-crafting, swordplay, jewelry and helmets. Those who don't worship the Dark Lord need not respond.

One of the videos on Youtube puts the Emperor track to a game of either Castlevania or Ghosts n' Goblins...I can't remember which. Pretty awesome. There's a whole shitload of 'em on Youtube. They do more than just metal too.